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Flame vs Skedda
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Flame and Skedda — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Flame vs Skedda: at a glance
| Feature | Flame | Skedda |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Collab | Collab |
| Velocity score | 0.0 | 6.3 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 1 |
| Top themes | self-hosting, homelab, dashboard, dormant | workplace-management, desk-booking, multi-venue-analytics, visitor-management |
| Last editorial update | 16h ago | 14d ago |
| Website | Visit → | — |
What is Flame?
Self-hosted dashboard that finished its feature arc and stopped shipping in 2023.
Flame is a self-hosted startpage for homelab services — app tiles, bookmarks, weather, and a search bar. The feature set it set out to build was finished across 2021 and 2022: custom app descriptions, Docker secrets support, a secondary search provider, and a custom theme editor. The most recent release in this feed is v2.3.1 from July 2023, and it is entirely bug fixes.
What is Skedda?
Desk booking growing an org-level control layer for multi-site workplace teams.
Skedda's recent releases split cleanly in two: rule granularity in the booking engine (day-specific approvals, hour-precision booking windows, per-day priority access) and physical-space operations (tablet room terminals, bookable add-ons, issue reporting, visitor CSV import and richer visit exports). The Organization Hub, added in late July, aggregates utilization, bookings, and check-in rates across every venue in one view. Visitor management and reporting are both getting export-grade detail rather than headline features.
Flame vs Skedda: editorial side-by-side
Flame
0.0COLLAB
Self-hosted dashboard that finished its feature arc and stopped shipping in 2023.
◆ Current state
Flame is a self-hosted startpage for homelab services — app tiles, bookmarks, weather, and a search bar. The feature set it set out to build was finished across 2021 and 2022: custom app descriptions, Docker secrets support, a secondary search provider, and a custom theme editor. The most recent release in this feed is v2.3.1 from July 2023, and it is entirely bug fixes.
◆ Where it's heading
The arc reads as a project reaching completion rather than one under active development. Later releases shifted from adding capability to correcting the edges of what already existed — search-provider interactions, iOS input rendering, theme editor field sizes, label wording. There has been nothing since.
◆ Prediction
Nothing in these entries suggests further releases; anyone deploying Flame should treat the current version as the final one unless the project resumes.
Skedda
6.3COLLAB
Desk booking growing an org-level control layer for multi-site workplace teams.
◆ Current state
Skedda's recent releases split cleanly in two: rule granularity in the booking engine (day-specific approvals, hour-precision booking windows, per-day priority access) and physical-space operations (tablet room terminals, bookable add-ons, issue reporting, visitor CSV import and richer visit exports). The Organization Hub, added in late July, aggregates utilization, bookings, and check-in rates across every venue in one view. Visitor management and reporting are both getting export-grade detail rather than headline features.
◆ Where it's heading
The product is moving up from a single-venue booking tool toward the operations layer for a portfolio of offices — cross-venue analytics, per-team priority rules, and terminals that work without an account all point at customers managing many sites and mostly non-logged-in occupants. Each new data-producing feature (visits, add-ons, issues, check-ins) has been followed by the reporting surface to read it back, which is how the Organization Hub got something worth aggregating.
◆ Prediction
Expect the Organization Hub to widen past utilization into the visitor, add-on, and issue data Skedda now collects, and for its setup to move from an account-manager request into self-serve configuration.
Alternatives to Flame and Skedda
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Flame or Skedda.
GitHub
Copilot's model roster churns weekly while GitHub quietly rewires policy and billing plumbing
Hive
Governance and cross-workspace plumbing, not new AI surface
AFFiNE
A nightly canary train where the AI platform work hides between dependency bumps
CommaFeed
A self-hosted RSS reader that now spends most of its release notes on security.
SiYuan
SiYuan's v3.8.0 train restates one AI feature set across seven consecutive builds.
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Recent activity from Flame and Skedda
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 15d agoSkeddaImproved visit exports, now with custom field data
- 19d agoSkeddaCompare utilization across all your venues ⚡
- 1mo agoSkeddaApproval rules, now day-specific.
- 1mo agoSkeddaBooking windows, down to the hour
- 1mo agoSkeddaTablet Room Actions
- 1mo agoSkeddaBooking Add-Ons Now Available
- 3y agoFlameBug fixes for local search, iOS input styling, and theme editor
- 4y agoFlameCustom theme editor and secondary search provider
- 4y agoFlameIn-app location detection and tightened file permissions
- 4y agoFlameLocal search covers app descriptions; background task tuning
- 4y agoFlameCustom app descriptions and a cluster deployment fix
- 4y agoFlameDocker secrets support
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Flame and Skedda?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Skedda is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Flame better than Skedda?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Skedda is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 0.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Flame?
Top Flame alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Flame alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/flame-dashboard for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Skedda?
Top Skedda alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Skedda alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/skedda for the full list with editorial commentary on each.